Updating the snake menu: two cases of ophiophagy by the Western Indigo Snake, Drymarchon corais (Boie, 1827), in a Neotropical rain forest

Résumé

Ophiophagy, the behaviour of feeding on snakes, constitutes one of several feeding behaviours documented in various animals globally. Here, we provide a report on two ophiophagous feeding events of an adult and sub-adult D. corais preying on the Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria) and Checker-bellied Snake (Siphlophis cervinus), respectively.

Auteurs, date et publication :

Auteurs John Bosu Mensah , Joey Felsch , Ádám Simon , Eva Ringler

Publication : Herpetology Notes

Date : 2025

Volume : 18

Pages : 981-983